There must be a lot of Rafa fans around the world that still don't know this song about him & the 2008 Wimbledon final. EVERYONE should! It has a great story behind.
Songwriter & singer is a Federer fan
Beatenberg - "Rafael"
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Beatenberg - "Rafael"
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I've listened to this song so many times all these years, I just love it, but it was only a few weeks ago when I found out the songwriter is a Federer fan, which makes it a million times more epic.
Beatenberg is a South African band based in Cape Town.
Beatenberg is a South African band based in Cape Town.
Lead vocals, guitar and songwriter Matthew Field:
"It was a way to try to transcend and celebrate the guy I would've been rooting against. From a distance of a couple years later you can go back and appreciate everything about Nadal."
"It was a way to try to transcend and celebrate the guy I would've been rooting against. From a distance of a couple years later you can go back and appreciate everything about Nadal."
Credits to Ben Rothenberg for finding out this info in a NCR Tennis Podcast interview with the songwriter. It's without a shadow of a doubt the best thing he's done in his professional career.
Interview
minute 45 https://twitter.com/NCR_Tennis/status/1265388206524162056
Interview

You can also listen to the song in this video tribute masterpiece 'How To Become A Legend" edited by @lehunterpro. Song starts at min. 23. The whole video is amazing.